Seesmic Aims for Platform with Plug-Ins, Phone App

On Tuesday, Seesmic announced a new app platform, based on Microsoft's Silverlight technology, that will eventually allow plugins to be integrated within the framework. Seesmic also announced a version for Windows phones.

According to a blog post, the upcoming Seesmic version looks very similar to the existing Seesmic for Windows. However, the platform is based on Microsoft's Silverlight technology, which should allow both Macs and Windows machines to access the client.

The advanced client also integrates Facebook and even LinkedIn updates.

The key here, however, appears to be the future addition of
third-party plugins. According to Seesmic, the company has received
"hundreds" of requests for plugins, including LinkedIn. It includes an
extensibility layer as well as a set of utility
classes, and the accompanying documentation.Seesmic has added a software
development kit, and developers who are interested in creating the
plugins under Silverlight can sign up at the Desktop SDK Web site.

"One example of a plugin feature is a
Bing mapping control plugin, which not only allows you to track
geo-location
but integrates trackable links at bing.com," Seesmic wrote, providing an
example of the new plugin (to the right).

Seesmic also
announced a Windows Phone application, which is still being worked on.
"Still in the early stages of
development, the Seesmic for Windows Phone application plans to fully
utilize
the benefits of the Windows Phone's OS rich user experience and full
integration of Bing maps and its geo-location features," Seesmic wrote.

Twitter apps aren't even worth a dime a dozen, as the vast majority of
them are free. The next step appears to be taking the social aggregation
stage to the next level.

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